Ukuzila is very important to every person, it doesn't matter weather you believe or you don't believe to traditions

It is very important to do ukuzila because it will help you and the family, every traditional ritual have a purpose

Mourning ritual begins immediately after a family member passing is confirmed, ukuzila to mourn, occurs when someone passed away

Like head of the family traditional leader example, the are different dressing code diet routine daily activities

Like if your husband or children passed away, you are not allowed to visit another house,

You will have a specific dress to dress until the ritual of mourning is done, no one must shout around home

No loud music until you finished mourning, this is very important because it is a process of healing the pain of losing someone you love

It is practice of showing the last respect to the deceased however, the showing of respect revealed a historically gendered cultural practice

We all grieve and mourn differently, ukuzila a cleansing ceremony usually occuring after the funeral

It is believed that is undertaken by women of the bereaved family, it is the process of cleansing both body and the clothes

Of the living and dead

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